Back When | History Podcast

The Farne Islands are a group of 28 islands off the Northumberland coast in England’s Northeast. They are home to Atlantic grey seals and a breeding colony of sea birds, but they are also the former residence of a courageous, but very modest, Victorian heroine.

Grace Darling, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter is just 22 years old when she embarks on a daring sea rescue in 1838. 

Grace’s bravery thrusts her into the limelight, bringing well-wishers and gifts from across the nation, but the attention leads to tragic consequences.

In this, the last story of the series, join Helen Antrobus as she uncovers the tale of Grace’s epic sea rescue and resulting fame and learns more about this unassuming Victorian heroine.

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Watch a video of this podcast on the National Trust’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@nationaltrustcharity/podcasts

Production: 
Hosts: Helen Antrobus
Producer: Katy Kelly 
Sound Editor: Jesus Gomez  

Contributors: 
Andrew Lewis, Heritage Development Manager at the RNLI Grace Darling Museum

Nick Lewis, Cultural Heritage for the National Trust on the Farne Islands

Discover More: 

For information on the RNLI Grace Darling Museum:
RNLI Grace Darling Museum in Bamburgh

Find out more about The Farne Islands:
Farne Islands | Northumberland | National Trust

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Thanks for listening to and supporting Back When. This is the last story of the series. But if you love history and culture there is so much content at the National Trust, from our YouTube channel to great days out at your nearest heritage sites.

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Have you heard of the Burke and Hare murders? 
Sixteen people killed in under a year. 
Join Helen Antrobus as she explores one of history’s most notorious killing sprees, and its links to body snatching. 
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Production 
Host: Helen Antrobus 
Producer: Claire Hickinbotham 
Sound Designer: Jesus Gomez
 
Contributors
With thanks to Susie Lennox Discovering A Darker Side To History | My Macabre Roadtrip

Behind the grand exterior of Hughenden Manor in Buckinghamshire is a secret history, that lay hidden for decades. 

A chance encounter between a former British intelligence operative and a volunteer uncovered mysteries from inside a once top-secret headquarters.
Discover the story of how in the 1940s Hughenden Manor became a secret base for the Air Ministry to produce target maps for RAF Bomber Command. And helped shape the outcome of WWII. 
A listener note, a version of this episode first aired on the National Trust Podcast in 2021.
 
Production
 Host: James Grasby
 Producer: Sean Douglas
 Sound editor: Jesus Gomez
 
Discover more
Find out more about visiting Hughenden Manor:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/hughenden

What was life like at The Workhouse? 
Join James Grasby as he becomes an inmate and tours an atmospheric Workhouse building in Nottinghamshire. 
With its bare walls and floors, cast iron beds, and the hollering voices of costumed re-enactors, a visit to the Southwell Workhouse is a sobering experience. 
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Production
Host: James Grasby
Producer: Claire Hickinbotham
Sound Editor: Jesus Gomez
Contributors
With thanks to the staff and volunteers at The Workhouse and Infirmary and Steven King | Nottingham Trent University

Discover more
Find out more about the history of The Workhouse and Infirmary www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/nottinghamshire-lincolnshire/the-workhouse-and-infirmary

In Liverpool in the 1950s two teenagers began writing music in their bedrooms. They went on to provide the soundtrack to the 1960s and change the face of popular culture forever.

They were Paul McCartney and John Lennon and their four-piece rock and roll band was of course The Beatles.
Join Curator James Grasby to unlock the iconic group’s origin story. 
How do humble acts of creativity at home lead to great things? To find out, we’re behind the scenes at the childhood homes of Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon at Forthlin Road and Mendips in Liverpool. Here, Paul and John grew up, fell in love with music and wrote The Beatles’ first hits.   
A note for listeners, a version of this episode first aired on the National Trust Podcast in 2019. 
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Production:
Host: James Grasby
Producer: Sean Douglas
Discover More:  
Discover more: Find out about tours to the Beatles’ Childhood Homes, cared for by the National Trust https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/the-beatles-childhood-homes